Redlamp

Redlamp was developed by one of the most talented Mac developers I’ve worked with in the past, and I’m very happy to see it–especially considering the way Apple completely neglected Aperture, and the shambles Photos still is if you have an inkling about real photography workflows. It’s a native RAW editor for Apple Silicon, written in Swift and Metal, that opens folders directly and keeps edits in sidecar files. RAW development, masks and local adjustments, reusable Recipes and film looks are already there–although it’s still pre-alpha, with crop, healing and lens corrections on the roadmap. Library management is further down the road too, so it isn’t a full Aperture replacement yet. I’ve added an app page with a screenshot and a few notes, and I look forward to using it from now on.